Canterlot Castle's throne room was brightly lit from the sun outside the colorful windows. I was settled down sideways across the throne, my frontlegs hooked over the 'arm rest', my side against the backrest as I waited, idly flicking a fireball around.
It didn't take long for the main doors of the throne room to open and a dark Alicorn to enter before stopping and looking around, “The Throne Room?” she asked as she folded her wings.
“Well, I was waiting for a Princess. What better place to find one?” I asked with a grin as I jumped of the throne, letting the fire disappear into nothing as I trotted over to nuzzle softly at her cheek, “I miss you.”
Smiling, Luna gave me a quick kiss before stepping forward, resting her neck against mine in a half hug, “I miss you too, My Page.” she said softly, “Have you reached Ponyville yet?”
“Reached and left.”
Luna pulled back with a smile, “Oh? You are almost back to Canterlot then?”
I shook my head as I sat down on the floor, “Not quite. You know how I wanted to see the Everfree Forest?”
“I do.”
“Well, I read about some thing else I wanted to see. I'm at your old home, Luna.”
“Oh.” she said softly as she sat down as well with a small frown, “Page, that's it in the middle of the forest! That's dangerous!”
I shrugged, “Less than you think. We didn't go through the forest.”
“Huh?”
I grinned, “We went over it. We borrowed Twilight's hot air balloon. We are as safe as we can be and I have Skitter watching my back.”
Luna shifted a bit uncomfortably before she laid down on the floor, “I... guess that's fine then. I do wish you'd have told me before hand though. I thought you would stick to the outer edges.”
“That was the plan before I read about the castle.” I admitted as I shifted around to lay next to her, her wing settling down across my back, “But I felt like I had to see it. I would have asked if you would go with me but... I kinda assumed bad memories.”
Luna just nodded, “It is somewhere I do not want to go again. Last time...” she said before she smiled slightly, “Last time I was freed from my Nightmare. But before then. As you said, My Page. Bad memories.”
Nodding, I shifted my weight a bit against her side in support, causing her to tighten her wing across my back and turn her head to nuzzle at the top of my head, “I do notice you made some small changes to the throne room.”
“Like it?” I asked with a grin as I looked around.
I had replaced Celestia's colors with Luna's, the Throne having a large moon instead of a sun and all the flags had Luna's mark instead of a mix.
Luna looked around, “I do think the color choice is better than my sisters. She always used too much pink.” before she sighed and nipped at my ear, “But there should be two Princesses in Equestria. Four now.”
“Equestria can have as many Princesses as it wants, I'm keeping my one.”
That earned me a rather brilliant smile and a nuzzle at my ear, “Keep talking like that and you might get somewhere.”
“I miss you. This is a thousand times better than sending letters, but I'm so looking forward to seeing you in person again.” I sighed after a couple of moments as I leaned against her, “It's just not the same like this.”
“I know.”
We stayed like that for a moment before Luna raised her head with a thoughtful look on her face, “Page... while you are at the castle, is the southern tower still standing? I... My memories of the battle are fragmentary. I don't remember if it was destroyed. Nor do I know if it has fallen since then. I did not think to look when I was last there.”
Tilting my head in thought I considered the castle, “I'm... uncertain. Some of the towers are still standing, I think the southern one is still semi intact. Why?”
“My bedroom was there. It gave the best view of the stars. If the tower is still standing, it might still be sealed. I do remember closing and sealing the door being the last thing I did before I went to...meet my sister.” Luna explained, “If the tower is still there, it should be untouched. The magic locking the room was meant to keep my sister out.”
“I think the tower is still standing so it should still be there then. If possibly somewhat dusty.”
Most things left alone for a thousand years tended to be looted. But then again, most things were not in the middle of a monster infested forest and behind a Alicorn grade magical lock.
She grinned at that and gave me a small quick nuzzle, “Silly Page.” she teased before she sighed, “Well, while you are already at the Castle, would you mind going to my old chambers? And if they are in fact still intact, bring me back some of my old things? It's not much, some minor items. Things with... memories.”
“Of course I will. But... if you put a magical lock on it to keep somebody like Celestia out, how exactly do you expect me to get inside?”
Luna smiled and lifted the moon medallion around my neck with her hoof, “This it not simply to give you passage from guards. It literally lets you into my chambers, My Page. It is personally enchanted by me to allow you inside, past my normal magical locks if they are in place. There is a trick to it of course, I'll teach you.”
“Oh.”
“But before then...” Luna continued and spread her wings with a smile and I could feel my dream change. I let it shift around us until we were laying on a soft carpet before the fireplace in our tower, “It is a simple trick to teach, but what shall we do with the rest of the night?” she asked and settled down again, nosing between my ears with a playful grin as she slid her frontlegs around my neck.
“...I might be able to think of a couple of things.”